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A dictionary of economics/John Black

Reference HB61.B554 2003

This comprehensive dictionary defines more than 2,500 economic terms.  It covers all aspects of economic theory and includes mathematical and statistical terms used in economics.  Includes a list of winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics.

Encyclopedia of American economic history: studies of the principal movements and ideas/Glenn Porter, editor

Reference HC103.E52 1980

This encyclopedia presents the views of many specialists on aspects of American economic experience.  It is an overview of major economic trends with an emphasis on theory, studies of the principal movements and ideas.

Handbook of United States economic and financial indicators/F.M. O'Hara Jr. and F.M. O'Hara III

Reference HC106.8.o47 2000

This reference source describes 284 economic indicators used by the U.S. government and commercial organizations.  Includes a description of the indicator, how it is derived, it's use, and where to find it.

International Financial Statistics Yearbook/International Monetary Fund, publisher

Reference HG61.I57

This standard reference covers all aspects of international and domestic finance.  It contains detailed statistics and data on the national economies of most countries of the world.

The McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of economics/Douglas Greenwald, editor in chief

Reference HB61.E55 1994

This reference contains over 300 signed articles written by contributors from the academic, business, and the government areas.  It covers economics, econometrics, statistics and marketing.  Cross-referenced.

Men and ideas in economics:  a dictionary of world economists, past and present/Ludwig H. Mai

Reference HB76.M3 1977

This book has brief biographies of men and women in economics and influential people from related fields.  It also presents a chronological outline of the major periods and schools of economic thought.

The New Palgrave: a dictionary of economics/John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman, editors.

Reference HB61.N49 1987 ( A new edition will publish in print and online in 2008)

This four-volume reference source  is written by some of the world's leading economists.  It contains 1,300 subject entries and covers aspects of economic theory such as money, value, capital, equilibrium, and growth.  It includes 655 biographies and 4,000 cross references.  It will assist students in understanding economic thought at the time of its publication (1980).

The Penguin dictionary of economics/Graham Bannock, R.E. Baxter, Evan Davis (7th edition)

Reference HB61.B33 2003

This dictionary is international in scope and defines general economic terms and concepts related to economic theory, applied economics, major financial institutions, and the history of eocnomics.  It also contains entries on major contemporary contributors in the field.

The Statesman's year-book: the politics, cultures and economies of the world/Barry Turner, editor

Reference JA.51 S7 2007

Published yearly since 1984, this reliable reference provides current information on the political, economic, and social status of every country in the world.  It includes political biographies, government history, economic overviews, historical data and global focus on specific topics.  Maps.

Statistical abstract of the United States/prepared by the chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department

Reference HA202.A3 2007

This source is a summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. 

Who's who in economics: a biographical dictionary of major economists, 1700-1986/Mark Blaug, editor.

Reference HB76.W47 1986

This reference has basic biographical information on 1,500 major economists.  The entries include a bibliography and critical information.  There are indexes of principal fields of interest, country of birth and country of residence.

Worldmark encyclopedia of national economies/Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast, editors.

Reference HC15.W675 2002

This encyclopedia provides comprehensive and current (as of 2002) information on the economic development of 198 countries and territories.   This reference would be useful for country comparisons of their economic environment, statistics, current conditions and trends, and key demographics.